Archive: 02/09/2015

Instagram making you sad? Blame the Kardashians

Shira Hecht keeps up with all her friends on Instagram, but she still hasn't met most of the 896 people she follows.

Sep 2, 2015

Older cancer patients heavily use health care services

(HealthDay)—Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are intense users of health care services and rarely use palliative care and hospice services, according to a study published in the August issue of Cancer.

Sep 2, 2015

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Study compares hospitalized infection risk for biologics in RA

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with prior biologic exposure, the risk of hospitalized infection is increased with etanercept, infliximab, and rituximab versus abatacept, according to a study published ...

Sep 2, 2015

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FDA issues warning about skin lighteners

(HealthDay)—Injectable skin-lightening products are potentially unsafe and ineffective, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.

Sep 2, 2015

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Could common diabetes drugs help fight leukemia?

Common diabetes drugs might help eradicate drug-resistant cancer cells in a certain form of leukemia when added to standard treatment, a small new study suggests.

Sep 2, 2015

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More Americans getting knees replaced, and at younger ages

(HealthDay)—Aging baby boomers are getting bum knees replaced at a greater rate, and at a younger age, than ever before, a new U.S. study confirms.

Sep 2, 2015

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New hope for rare 'stone man' disease, where flesh turns to bone

Researchers working with mice believe there's hope for patients with a rare genetic disorder that turns their muscle into bone, in essence immobilizing them in an extra skeleton.

Sep 2, 2015

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Anti-nausea drug approved

(HealthDay)—Varubi (rolapitant) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat nausea and vomiting among adults undergoing cancer chemotherapy.

Sep 2, 2015

Telomerase targeting drug demonstrates benefit in myelofibrosis treatment

Imetelstat, a novel drug that targets telomerase, has demonstrated potential value in treating patients with myelofibrosis, according to the results of a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Sep 2, 2015

Watchdog: 900,000 vets may have pending health care requests

Nearly 900,000 military veterans have officially pending applications for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department's inspector general said Wednesday, but "serious" problems with enrollment data ...

Sep 2, 2015

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Archive: 02/09/2015

Instagram making you sad? Blame the Kardashians

Older cancer patients heavily use health care services

Study compares hospitalized infection risk for biologics in RA

FDA issues warning about skin lighteners

Could common diabetes drugs help fight leukemia?

More Americans getting knees replaced, and at younger ages

New hope for rare 'stone man' disease, where flesh turns to bone

Anti-nausea drug approved

Telomerase targeting drug demonstrates benefit in myelofibrosis treatment

Watchdog: 900,000 vets may have pending health care requests

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